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DNA from 258 ancient skeletons rewrite the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages

You can now hear what a 300-year-old violin sounds like if you alter its wood and other factors.

Ancient DNA reveals how a single mutation reshaped both horses and human history.

Built in 1612, this massive astrolabe could track stars, time, and location with great accuracy—and now it’s heading to auction in London.

A new study reveals how orcas shape water into a tool to wash seals off ice floes

"I’d say that while an astronaut could make it to Mars they might need dialysis on the way back," researchers said.

Luckily for the Allies, this formidable jet plane wasn't fully completed before the war ended.

This may sound crazy, but scientists use blood to build soft neural interfaces in the brain, and then control them with light.

For decades, doctors have tried to treat depression with electricity. Now, a Houston startup wants to make that idea smaller, less invasive, and potentially usable from home. Motif Neurotech has received FDA approval for an Investigational Device Exemption, allowing it to begin an early feasibility study of an experimental brain-stimulation device for people with treatment-resistant […]

Their meals were richer, stranger, and more varied than the old caveman stereotype.

The Rosetta Stone helped decode hieroglyphs and now silver cups may have unlocked Linear Elamite.

Brain size can matter across the broad sweep of primate evolution but among humans isn't the best way to estimate intelligence.